Project overview

Western Provident Association

Project title

Security penetration testing

Company name

Vanquis Bank

Industry sector

Insurance

Business description

Healthcare insurance

No of company employees

284

Company locations

1 UK site

Location of company HQ

Taunton

Technical infrastructure

Not established

Project requirements

Design and implement a comprehensive "black box" security penetration testing programme to ensure continuous network protection and availability during web database upgrade project

Project description
  • Data collection of all external IP addresses and domains
  • Definition of non invasive testing modules, timetable and testing windows
  • Definition of invasive testing modules, timetable and testing windows
  • Implementation of tri-staged security penetration testing, including port scanning, services identification, system location, vulnerability analysis, internet application testing, router and firewall testing, trusted systems, containment measures, password cracking and DoS
  • Tri-staged penetration test analysis and security benchmarking
  • Outcome reporting and remedial system recommendations
Products supplied
None